《Director of US Counterterrorism Center vs Chinese National Football Team》

Trump attacked Iran for Israel, and it looks like he lost the midterm election board.
Trump needs an attack to get justification for war, in exchange for midterm election victory.
Israel needs an attack to get America back to the Middle East, in exchange for Netanyahu escaping arrest.
Iran doesn't need to do anything and can gain an apparent major victory over American infidel homeland.
Triple win. The only loser is Joe Kent. As the director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent knows what Israel is planning, he has no ability to stop it, nor does he dare to stop it.
Where could the target be? The first target would be the World Cup. High number of participants, large global audience, major international impact, perfect.
The Chinese team anticipated the danger early on, and simply decided not to go.